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S. BRUNSWICK 8v J. ENGEL.

COMBINED FINGER RING AND BRACELET.

Patented Jan. 31,1882 v INVENTOR:

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UNTTnn STATES ATENT FFICE.

SIEGMUNI) BRUNSVVIOK AND JOHANNES ENGEL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.; SAID ENGELASSIGNOR TO SAID BRUNSWVIOK.

COMBINED FINGER-RING AND BRACELET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 252,998, dated January31, 1882.

Application filed September 24, 1881.

. or as a bracelet; and itconsistsin a novel construction andarrangement of parts, as hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side view; Fig. 2, a cross-section of the article closedfor use as a fingerring; and Fig. 3 is a plan view of the device openedout.

A is the head-piece, which is hollow and made in any suitable form, andmay be Set with stones or otherwise ornamented.

B B are thin rings attached one to another by hinges a, alternately atopposite sides, and to the head A by a hinge, b, at one end of theseries, so that they can be folded together, as shown in Fig. 2, oropened out, as shown in Fig. 3. The outer ring, B, is provided with a 0suitable catch, 0,1"or entering and engaging the head A, so as to form asecure but detachable connection. The rings 13 are of the diameterrequired for the finger-rings, and are as thin as may be consistent withstrength, so

3 5 that when placed together they form a band suitable for use as afinger-ring. To retain them in this position the head A is provided (Nomodel.)

with wings d d, hinged at opposite sides and recessed to pass over therings B. These devices hold the rings closed tightly together 40 v andprevent them from separating.

For use as a bracelet, the rings B are to be opened out, which can bereadily done when the holding devices dare raised. The sides ofthe ringsbeing suitably chased, the article formsa handsome bracelet, and theornamental appearance is heightened by the head A.

By this construction we combine two articles of jewelry changeable foruse in either form and of unique appearance.

We are aware that a combined finger-ring and bracelet formed of a seriesof hinged rings is not broadly new, and we therefore do not claim such;but

What we claim, anddesire to secure by Let- 5 ter's Patent, is

1. In a combined finger -ring and bractlet, the combination, with theornamented hollow head A, of the series of hinged rings B, hinged to thesaid head, and the outer rings of the series provided with aspring-catch adapted to enter the hollow head, substantially as and forthe purpose set forth.

2. In a combined finger-ring and bracelet, the combination, with thehead A and the series of hinged rings B, of therecessed wings (I, hingedto the opposite sides of the said head, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

S. BRUNSWVIOK. JOHANNES ENGEL.

Witnesses:

EDGAR TATE, J. H. SCARBOROUGH.

